Combined chaib and crib



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAML. RAY AND M. R. SHALTERS, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO.

COMBINED CHAIR AND CRIB.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l is a side sect-ional view of ourinvention, taken in the line m, Fig. 2. Fig. 2, an inverted plan ofditto.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twogures.

The object of this invention is to combine a rocking chair and crib, insuch a manner that the device, by an extremely simple adjustment, may beused in either capacity equally aswell as if it were made for eitherpurpose only, thereby forming an economical and very convenient articleof household furniture.

The invention consists in the employment or use of a supplementalfolding back and a folding seat applied to the chair and used inconnection with a sliding leg and rocker frame, substantially ashereinafter described, whereby the desired end is obtained.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct ourinvention, we will proceed to describe it.

A, represents the bottom of the chair, which may be of a solid plank orboard, or formed of a frame, having a cane or rush filling, similar tothe cane or rush-bottom chairs in use. To the under side of this bottomA, two parallel bars a., a, are attached; to one end of which aresecured the legs b, b, which support one side of the chair; said legshaving a rocker c, attached to their lower ends. The bars a, c, areconnected by a traverse bar CZ, through which a bolt c passes into thebottom A, or into any permanent solid part connected therewith. The barsa, a, d, form a frame which is al lowed to turn freely on the bolt e.

The bars a, a, serve the purpose of guides, between which bars f, f arefitted and allowed to slide freely, said vbars being retained in properposition by clips f and the bar d. The bars f, f, are connected neartheir outer ends by a traverse bar g, and near the ends of the bars f,f, legs 71 are attached, having a rocker z', at their lower ends, thelegs h, and rocker supporting the 27,069, dated February 7, 1860.

side of the chair opposite to that supported by the legs b, and rockerc.

The traverse bar g, has a thumb screw y', passing through it; said screwpassing into the bottom A, and preventing the casual sliding out of thebars f, f, from between the bars a, a, and also preventing the turningof al1 the bars on bolt e. To the front edge of the bottom A, of thechair there is a supplemental bottom B attached by joints 0r hinges 7c.This bottom B is allowed to fold over on the bottom A, and fit snuglyupon 4 it as shown clearly in Fig. l.

C, is the back of the chair, which may be constructed in any of theusual forms. This back is attached to the permanent bottom A, and toeach side of said back and to uprights Z, arms D are attached. To thefront part of each arm D, a supplemental arm E is attached by a bolt orpivot m. The arms E may correspond in shape to the arms D, and to thedisengaged ends a back.or traverse frame F is attached, the latter beingformed of uprights n, a, to which a traverse piece o is secured.

When the device is used as a rockin@ chair, the supplemental bottom B isfolded over on the bottom A, and the supplemental arms E are also foldedback so that they will be by the side of the arms D, D, and the back orframe F against the inner side of the back, C, as shown in black in Fig.l. The bars f, f, are shoved inward to their full extent between thebars a, c, as shown in black in Fig. 2, and secured in such position bythe thumb screw j. In order to convert the chair into a crib, the thumbscrew y', is withdrawn and the bars a, a, d, f, f, g, with the rockersc, z', are turned around at right angles to their former'position, andthe bars f, f, are withdrawn out some distance from between the bars a.,a, as shown in red, in Fig. 2. The supplemental bottom B is then turnedover and outward from the bottom A, and rests on the traverse bar g ofthe bars f, f, said bar g, being secured in proper position by screwingthe thumb screw j into the supplemental bottom B. The supplemental armsE, E, are also turned over and outward from the bottom A, the uprightsn, n, resting on the supplemental bottom B as shown clearly in redFig. 1. The crib is thus formed and provided with rockers and suitableside and end guards; the back C, of the chair forming one end guard, thetraverse frame F the other, and the arms D, E, the sides. We

would remark that the legs b, L, may be sekby Letters Patent, is,

The permanent bottom A, supplemental bottom B, permanent arms D, andsupple- 10 mental arme E, -With traverse frame F, at-

tached, and the turning and. the sliding leg and rocker frames, formedof the bars a, a, d,

`and f, f, g, the Whole being combined and arranged as, and for thepurpose set' forth.

SAMUEL RAY. M. R. SHALTERS.

Witnesses:

GEORGE MILNEN, A. S. JONES.

